British luxury yacht manufacturer, Sunseeker, has announced that Stewart McIntyre will step down as Managing Director at the end of July 2014. In the interim, Wanda Group has endorsed the appointment of Robert Braithwaite, founder of Sunseeker, as Acting President of the company.
As announced by the IMS Shipyard, they will unveil the official opening date for their new IMS 700 site during the upcoming Monaco Yacht Show 2014 in September. This will make the company the largest yacht repair shipyard in the Mediterranean.
The official opening of the new Factory Direct VanDutch Center Naples has been announced by VanDutch USA. The company is currently working on the construction of the new VanDutch 75 yacht, set to be available at the end of 2014.
The annual British Marine Federation (BMF) Conference took place in Liverpool earlier this week, as part of the International Festival of Business 2014. The theme of the two-day event was ‘How to grow your business’.
Four different popular Eastern Mediterranean yacht holiday locations – Greece, Turkey and Cyprus – each offer their own distinctive benefits as a place to spend the winter, or as a safe and secure location where to leave a yacht for the low season.
New figures announced by the British Marine Federation (BMF) during their annual conference in Liverpool show that the full economic impact of the UK marine industry and spend associated with boating participation reached an estimated £6.2 billion in 2012/13.
Swedish builder, Delta Powerboats, has introduced its 54 and 88ft all-carbon fiber sport yachts to the American market through its exclusive importer and distributor, Chapman Ducote.
Second edition of the China Yachting Conference, previously known as China Marina Conference, will run alongside Nansha Marina’s annual boat show – Yacht CN – on October 17 and 18, 2014.
Value Added Tax (VAT) paid at the luxury yacht marina resorts in the Italian regions of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Emilia Romagna, and Liguria will be reduced from 22% to 10%, as announced by UCINA Confindustria Nautica.
Two beautiful Thailand yacht charter destinations – Marina Taina and Papeete Port – belong to the most popular French Polynesia superyacht marinas, as reported by Etienne Boutin of Asia Pacific Superyachts Tahiti. Papeete downtown will soon boast a new marina for yachts measuring up to 35m in LOA, due to be opened at the end of 2014.
Basic Element has officially inaugurated the all-new Imeretinskiy marina today, on July 15, 2014. Positioned near Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, the marina can cater for yachts of all sizes.
SOS Yachting has announced the establishment of SOS Yachting Croatia. This will focus on providing owners and their teams with VAT advice and support for operation within the waters of the lovely Croatia yacht holiday destination, positioned in the Eastern Mediterranean.